Ariane 5 ECA

EDRS-C/HYLAS 3

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Arianespace launch of a
Ariane 5 ECA Rocket

Sun, Jun 30th,TBD

Arianespace is scheduled to launch a Ariane 5 ECA rocket as part of the
EDRS-C & HYLAS 3 mission. The launch window for the Communications mission is on Sun, Jun 30th, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT from Ariane Launch Area 3, Kourou. The status of the launch is Red.
Don’t miss this exciting rocket launch!

Mission

EDRS-C & HYLAS 3

EDRS-C is one of the two EDRS (European Data Relay System) satellites. EDRS is the European constellation of two geostationary data relay satellites that will relay information and data between satellites, spacecraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, and ground stations. Broadband communications payload called HYLAS 3 is placed on EDRS-C satellite, and is to complement HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2 satellites already in orbit.